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Board of Inspectors minutes [Massachusetts State Prison]

Part of: Massachusetts State Prison

Board of Inspectors minutes, 1805-1879.

5 volumes
Call no.: HS9.01/287X

Scope and Content: The State Prison was opened in 1805 at Charlestown, Boston, as a successor to the prison on Castle Island.  During 1878-1884 the prison was closed and inmates kept at Concord.  With that exception, Charlestown remained the state prison until replaced by Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole, 1955-1956.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from MCI Walpole, 1981
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Board of Regents meeting packets [Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education Division of Academic Affairs]

Part of: Board of Regents of Higher Education Division of Academic Affairs

Board of Regents meeting packets, 1980-1984.

2 record center cartons
Call no.: ED5.02/324

Scope and Content: The Board of Regents of Higher Education has overall responsibility for the state system of higher education. The vice chancellor for academic affairs, as the responsible officer for formulating and implementing policies concerning academic programs and head of the board’s Division of Academic Affairs, attends meetings of the board but is not a voting member. This series was created by the division to document system-wide policy for the public institutions of higher education. It contains agendas, minutes, and motions for discussion. Information is included on academic programs, personnel actions, and other activities of divisions within the Board of Regents.
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Board of Review decisions [Massachusetts Division of Employment Security]

Part of: Division of Employment Security

Board of Review decisions, 1938-1988.

167 record center cartons
Call no.: EC3/820

Scope and Content: The Unemployment Compensation Commission was established in 1935, replaced by the Division of Unemployment Compensation (Dept. of Labor and Industries) in 1939, renamed Division of Employment Security in 1941.
Arrangement: Arranged by case number (roughly chronologically)
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Board of Schoolhouse Structural Standards: Administrative files

Part of: Massachusetts Board of Schoolhouse Structural Standards

Administrative files, 1944-1974 (Bulk: 1955-1974).

3 document boxes
Call no.: PS9.02/30X

Arrangement: Filed separately; Arranged alphabetically by subject. Arranged alphabetically
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Board of Schoolhouse Structural Standards: Minutes

Part of: Massachusetts Board of Schoolhouse Structural Standards

Minutes, 1955-1972.

1 document box
Call no.: PS9.02/1437X

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Board of Schoolhouse Structural Standards: Public hearing files

Part of: Massachusetts Board of Schoolhouse Structural Standards

Public hearing files, 1956-1972.

1 record center carton and 1 document box
Call no.: PS9.02/1438X

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Board of State Charities minutes and correspondence relating to Rainsford Island Hospital [Rainsford Island Hospital (Mass.).]

Part of: Rainsford Island Hospital (Mass.).

Board of State Charities minutes and correspondence relating to Rainsford Island Hospital, 1863-1865.

1 volume
Call no.: HS3.14/1658X

Scope and Content: Rainsford Island in Boston Harbor was the site since 1736 of various hospital and other charitable institutions administered and funded alternately or jointly by Massachusetts and Boston.  In 1854 a hospital for sick state paupers opened there, first under the auspices of the Board of Alien Commissioners and then from 1863 under that of the Board of State Charities; it was also used as a military hospital from 1864 and closed in 1866.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Flyleaf: Rainsford Island Hospital records
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Board of War: Accounts of officers’ clothing

Part of: Massachusetts Board of War

Accounts of officers' clothing, 1777-1783.

1 document box and 2 volumes
Call no.: PS2/2324X

Scope and Content: During the Revolution, the Massachusetts General Court designated the Board of War to administer the war effort on behalf of the colony, including the provisioning of troops.
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Board of War: Blotters for daily transactions

Part of: Massachusetts Board of War

Blotters for daily transactions, 1776-1787 (Bulk: 1776-1781).

6 volumes
Call no.: PS2/65X

Scope and Content: Faced with the necessity of organizing the state’s response to military hostilities with Britain, the General Assembly of Massachusetts mandated the creation of the Board of War.  The board was charged with administering the conduct of the war effort on behalf of Massachusetts.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Board of War: Cashbooks

Part of: Massachusetts Board of War

Cashbooks, 1777-1781.

3 volumes
Call no.: PS2/66X

Scope and Content: Faced with the necessity of organizing the state’s response to military hostilities with Britain, the General Assembly of  Massachusetts mandated the creation of the Board of War.  The board was charged with administering the conduct of the war effort on behalf of Massachusetts.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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